I was watching the ceremony at the Cenotaph in London this morning, mindful of Armistice Day tomorrow. It prompted me to post pictures of the nearly twenty war memorials in the Isle of Lewis. That is a huge number, bearing in mind the population of this island being 30,000 in 1911 (it's 20,000 today). The number of casualties in the First World War was 1,250; one out of every five that joined up. The total for the Second World War stands at about 450. Lest we forget.
Pairc, Kershader
East Loch Roag, Callanish
North Lewis (Ness), Cross
Carloway
North Lewis, Borve
Tolsta Chaolais
Kinloch, Laxay
West Side, Bragar
Great Bernera
North Tolsta
North Lochs, Crossbost
Uig, Timsgarry
Lewis War Memorial, Stornoway
Branahuie & Melbost
Harris, Tarbert
Iolaire, Holm Point
Point, Garrabost
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Very glad you've included the Iolaire Memorial there. So few people know about that story.
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